August 20, 2012
Ex-con busted for Bronx stab death
An ex-con has been busted for the fatal stabbing of a pizzeria worker in the Bronx, police said. Javier Enger, 22, was charged with murder, manslaughter and weapons possession for...
10 MTA workers busted for fraud scheme
Ten unionized MTA workers have been busted in a long-running fraud case for recklessly falsifying track-signal safety records to make it appear they had completed the inspections on the signals...
Guild Wars 2 developer interview: 'It's gonna be awesome'
Guild Wars was a high-water mark in gaming. A fantasy MMORPG from NCSoft and ArenaNet that eschewed the idea of monthly fees and thrilled critics and gamers alike.Now, we're about...
Colvin, Rockies beat Mets 3-1
Tyler Colvin hit a tying homer off R.A. Dickey in the fifth inning then made a diving play in the eighth to preserve the lead, and the Colorado Rockies beat...
Boone gives up big HR as White Sox sink Yankees
CHICAGO — Alexei Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh, Adam Dunn added his major league leading 36th an inning later and the Chicago White Sox beat the...
Jets' protection problems continue at practice
After struggling with pass protection in Saturday's loss to the Giants, the Jets did not show much improvement in practice Monday.Now, sacks in practice are a judgment call since quarterbacks...
Mets to keep Santana in rotation for now
Johan Santana will remain in the Mets rotation, at least for the short-term.The struggling lefty will make his scheduled start against the Rockies on Thursday, general manager Sandy Alderson said...
After knee scare, 49ers could have Jacobs for opener
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Brandon Jacobs balanced himself on crutches walking through the San Francisco 49ers locker room. LaMichael James strolled through with a backpack and a smile. What at...
Dolphins name rookie Tannehill starting quarterback
DAVIE, Fla. - Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill has won the Miami Dolphins' starting job. First-year coach Joe Philbin announced following practice Monday that Tannehill will start the Dolphins' opener Sept....
Feds seize $150M in Hezbollah terror probe
The feds seized $150 million today as part of a probe into alleged money-laundering by a since-defunct bank on behalf of the Hezbollah terror group. The funds represent proceeds of...
'Mob Wives' star's dad, Anthony Graziano, sentenced to 19 months in jail
This wise guy is still smarting off. Anthony “TG” Graziano, the 71-year-old dad of "Mob Wives'' star Renee Graziano and former Bonanno crime-family capo, today was admonished by a Brooklyn...
ESPN predicts Nets in middle of tightly-bunched Eastern Conference
In its annual Summer Forecast of the upcoming NBA season, ESPN projects the Nets to finish in the middle of the Eastern Conference standings.The forecast, which released its record projections...
Giants Super Bowl video to debut night before opener
The highly-awaited America’s Game: 2011 New York Giants debuts the night before the Super Bowl champion Giants open up the NFL season against the Cowboys. The Emmy-award winning series will...
Queens laundromat blaze injures 19 firefighters, 2 civilians
A three-alarm fire broke out in a Queens laundromat this morning -- injuring two civilians and 19 firefighters, authorities said The blaze started at 2:55 a.m. in the first floor...
Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, has died at age 95 in Los Angeles. Her longtime manager, Milton...
New Jersey's Little League dream ends with extra-inning loss to California
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA – They did it for Daniel. Their teammate and friend was hurting. So the rest of the kids from Par Troy East banded together in support. Dedicating...
Giants dismiss tub incident as 'horseplay,' Randle in new photo
The fallout from TubGate continued for the Giants Monday, with everyone involved in the Prince Amukamara dunking incident waving it off as "horseplay" and claiming it had already been forgotten....
Ugly spill in Saratoga's second race
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The 5-year-old New York-bred horse Pete's Parley, making his 20th career start in Monday's second race at Saratoga, snapped his front leg while battling for the lead...
The problem with Washington: "DC is a lazy town"
Supposedly the problem with Washington is not enough bipartisanship and too much mud-slinging to get anything done. But according to one entrepreneur its the vacations. In an enlightening interview with...
'Phenomenal' Stoudemire: Knicks can be top team
From working with Hakeem Olajuwon on post moves to being in the best physical condition since he joined the Knicks and putting the difficult last year behind him, Amar'e Stoudemire...
Yankees' Pineda busted for DUI in Tampa
Injured Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, "weaving" Nissan SUV driving without...
Fantasy Training Camp: Wide Receivers
It’s that time of year, where football fans start breaking down NFL rosters and preparing for their fantasy draft.Over the next few weeks, The Post’s Fantasy Tracker will be providing...
B'klyn man loading cement onto truck struck and killed by school bus
A beloved married father and grandfather from Brooklyn was killed early today when he was struck and killed by a school bus carrying mentally disabled children in Queens, cops and...
Clemens to start for Atlantic League's Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday
The Rocket is ready for a re-launch. Roger Clemens will make his return to professional baseball on Saturday night when he will start for the Independent League’s Sugar Land Skeeters,...
Gas prices hit late-summer record, averages $3.72 per gallon
You may be paying more than ever for a late-summer drive. U.S. drivers are paying an average of $3.72 per gallon on Monday. That's the highest price ever on this...
US Senate candidate under wraps after rape remarks
ST. LOUIS -- Embattled Missouri Rep. Todd Akin apologized for his televised comments that women's bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" situation. But he refused to...
Amar'e 'too focused on training' to follow Lin, Knicks saga
Jeremy Lin’s departure to the Houston Rockets created near hysteria in New York City, everyone debating whether the Knicks should’ve matched the three-year, $25 million offer sheet. Amar’e Stoudemire hardly...
Rex 'confident' Jets struggling offense will turn it around
Jets coach Rex Ryan is aware that his team is the only team in the NFL that has not scored a touchdown in the preseason, but he's not worried about...
Cops looking into bias incident after bacon is left at SI park ahead of Ramadan celebration
An end of Ramadan celebration was tainted yesterday when guests discovered three packages of uncooked bacon in a Staten Island park in what police are saying is a possible bias...
Ryan won't commit to Hunter as Jets starting right tackle
Wayne Hunter appears to be on notice.Jets coach Rex Ryan danced around questions about the right tackle's job security Monday morning. Ryan was asked directly if he is committed to...
Apple sets record for company value at $623B
Apple is the world's most valuable company, ever. On Monday, its surging stock propelled the company's value to $623 billion, beating the record for market capitalization set by Microsoft Corp....
Garcia wins rain-delayed Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sergio Garcia claimed a two-stroke victory Monday in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship to earn his first PGA Tour victory since the 2008 Players Championship. Garcia finished with...
Obama: I won't 'let him win' so he can take 'credit'
According to a new e-book by Politico's Glenn Thrush, President Obama is really keen to win a second term. Trouble is the reason he wants more time in the White House...
DeHavilland on Fontaine, 1957: 'She seems to need what I have'
. One complication in writing about the decades-long feud between Olivia de Havilland her sister Joan Fontaine -- as I did at length for Sunday's print edition -- is that de Havilland...
Rutgers names sophomore Nova starting QB
Gary Nova has been selected to be Rutgers’ starting quarterback. Coach Kyle Flood announced the decision Monday, giving Nova the nod over Chas Dodd, who had started eight games as...
Augusta National adds first two female members
For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male...
Transportation board approves new Tappan Zee Bridge
A transportation board has approved a plan to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council approved the project on Monday. The county executives of Westchester,...
Facebook stock rebounds after dropping below $19
Facebook's beleaguered stock got an afternoon boost after hitting its lowest level ever earlier in the day. Facebook Inc. hit a new low of $18.75 before bouncing back to $19.86...
'Real Housewife' Caroline Manzo has book deal
"Real Housewife" Caroline Manzo wants to tell it straight. The brash star of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" has a deal for "Let Me Tell You Something," in which she...
New co-host for Kelly Ripa to be revealed Sept. 4
The producers of "Live! With Kelly" say a new co-host will be revealed on the show Sept. 4. Disney-ABC Domestic Television said Monday that Kelly Ripa will officially announce her...
Kids who booze it up enjoy college more: study
Who needs to pass college classes when passing out drunk is so much more fun? Despite years of national hand-wringing over campus binge drinking, Colgate researchers came to the sobering...
Less religious states give less to charity: study
BOSTON -- A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity. The study released...
3-point stance: Hunter, Rex and the Panthers
The Jets get back to practice Monday in Florham Park. They have left Cortland behind but they still have a little bit of training camp left. After Saturday’s loss to...
Myanmar government ends direct media censorship
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar abolished direct censorship of the media Monday in the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation. But related laws and...
Wife of disgraced Chinese politician gets suspended death sentence
HEFEI, China — The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician received a suspended death sentence Monday for the murder of a British businessman, as authorities move to tidy up a...
Romney renews Obama welfare criticism in new ad
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his criticism of President Barack Obama's welfare policy, accusing him in a new ad of "gutting welfare reform." The ad says Romney...
12 injured in Queens fire
Fire officials say 10 firefighters and two residents were injured in a fire at a three-story building in Queens. The three-alarm blaze erupted at 2:55 a.m. Monday at 143-05 45th...
Director Tony Scott's notable films
The notable films of director Tony Scott, who died Sunday in an apparent suicide at age 68: — "The Hunger," 1983. — "Top Gun," 1986. — "Beverly Hills Cop II,"...
Woman missing after boat sinks in LI Sound
Rescuers spent Sunday searching the Long Island Sound waters near Fishers Island after a woman disappeared when the boat she was aboard hit a rock and sank. The Coast Guard...
Kansas lawmaker apologizes for nude Sea of Galilee swim
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Republican congressman representing Kansas has apologized for embarrassing his supporters by swimming naked at the holy site of the Sea of Galilee while on a fact-finding...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer’s Saratoga Showdown, The Post’s pony pickers, John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti, square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
Tournament of Champions Notebook: Ervin earns Nike POY honors
Gary Ervin added a final memorable moment to his unforgettable summer. The former Robeson guard was named the Nike Streetball Player of the Year at the Tournament of Champions Sunday...
'Top Gun' director who leaped to death from bridge had 'inoperable brain cancer'
“Top Gun” director Tony Scott was suffering from inoperable brain cancer and committed suicide to spare himself and his family the pain of watching him die slowly, sources told The...
Laing leads Sean Bell past program counterparts for Nike TOC crown
DDN/Sean Bell was guaranteed to win the Nike Tournament of Champions title Sunday night -- the Queens-based program’s teams from West 4th St. and Watson both earned spots in the...
Profession Confessions
Anyone who’s returned to his car to find a meter maid slapping a ticket on the window has probably had one question boil up: “What’s it like to make a...
Go to Greg
I used my corporate card for a personal expense with every intention of paying for it personally, which I did. But when the company noticed the charge, and I explained...
60 Seconds with Mark Anastasi
Web-based businesses are arguably the most overhyped and underperforming in the world. How is it reasonable for someone to expect to make a living via the Web? People misunderstand the...
Worker bees’ Q&As
Fashion designer Q: Celebrity designers aside, what kind of annual salary can a decent fashion designer pull in? A: The pay-scale varies widely depending on employment circumstances. Anywhere from $70,000...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Whistle, Flo Rida 2. Home, Phillip Phillips 3. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 4. Some Nights, fun. 5. As Long As You Love Me, Justin...
Dunkin’ sued over bias
Some Dunkin’ store owners say they got stuck with the dregs. A suit filed by a group of former franchisees claims the coffee and doughnut chain routinely discriminates against minority...
There’s no hedging on these A-listers
Move over George Clooney, here comes Bill Ackman. Like Hollywood, the world of hedge funds has an A-list. Influential adviser Cliffwater LLC — which monitors some 1,500 hedge funds and...
Business briefs
Suicide storyDeloitte said the suicide of an accountant who worked in the company’s city-based general counsel office was unrelated to work for British bank Standard Chartered. Daniel Pirron, 57, was...
Back to school days
The end of summer is so bittersweet. You finally get the kids out of the house, but you’ve got to clothe them and make sure they have notebooks (and e-readers)....
CME’s set on Europe expansion
Cme Group Inc., owner of the world’s biggest futures exchange, plans a derivatives market in London, setting up in direct competition with Eurex and Liffe, the largest venues, three people...
Whitman ploy in insider trial
A jury resumes deliberations today in Manhattan federal court where the definition of insider trading has come under scrutiny.San Francisco hedge fund founder Doug Whitman testified last week that he...
A kinky world of hurt
Wake up and smell the latex, New Yorkers. It’s the worst-kept secret since the invention of the open-palm spanking. Throughout this city, from luxurious salons to dingy dungeons, someone is...
Getting a Ryde
Top aides to Gov. Cuomo, already close to arranging a deal for a world-class soccer stadium in Queens, are hoping to bring the famous international Ryder Cup golf tournament to...
‘Life’ for killer wife of China pol
HEFEI, China — The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician was given a suspended death sentence today after confessing to killing a British businessman by poisoning him with cyanide in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A teenager pushed a woman down into a lower Manhattan trash heap, exposed himself and then rubbed himself against her, court papers charge. Jordan Marcell, 16, knocked the...
Retro rocket
These red-hot wheels sold for close to a cool $1million. The 1960 Plymouth XNR Ghia Roadster, the only one of its kind in existence, was inspired by the dawn of...
Able-minded
Being in a wheelchair didn’t matter when he coached kids in basketball at his Queens church, says Christopher Rosa, a university official and advocate who is dedicated to leveling the...
More Newark plane panic
A second United flight departing Newark Liberty International Airport in the last two days has had to return after an emergency.The Federal Aviation Administration says Seattle-bound United Flight 409 returned...
Jellyfish, not sharks, nip at swimmer during Cuba to Florida record quest
Forget sharks — it was jellyfish that threatened endurance swimmer Diana Nyad as she set out over the weekend for a record-breaking Cuba-to-Florida swim. Nyad, who turns 63 Wednesday, had...
Baby kaboomers! ‘Expendables’ No. 1
LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone and his beefy baby-boomer buddies muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office. Stallone’s action-hero roundup “The Expendables 2” debuted at No....
Pols’ tariff tricks cook up more pork
WASHINGTON — It’s Washington’s newest form of pork. Sneaky members of Congress — who only recently banned federal earmarks — are increasingly using a little-known method to deliver taxpayer cash...
Better late? B’klyn park finally opening
They’ve spent a half-year admiring it through fences, and now New Yorkers will finally get a chance to enjoy a long-delayed Brooklyn waterfront park. Officials told The Post that they...
Cab crackdown does fine
The gravy train for illegal cabbies is coming to a halt.The city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission ticket blitz this year has resulted in nearly $2.8 million in fines, up from...
It’s Ashley Due-pre & baby daddy
That’s quite a hump! Here’s a first look at Ashley Dupre’s seven-month baby bump, which has kept locals in Red Bank, NJ, guessing for months, until the former call girl...
Class act by Klum
If only she had the same impact on every school. “Project Runway” host Heidi Klum is crowing about how the reality show has transformed Parsons the New School for Design...
Italian-Americans outraged over Mayor's plans for Columbus Circle art project
Hey, show a little respect for Christopher Columbus! Italian-American activists are outraged over a new plan to place an art installation around the statue of the explorer that stands in...
Jaws-dropping shark sightings on fin-tastic East End
It’s a fin fiesta this summer in the Hamptons.Surprisingly warm waters have flooded East End shorelines with sharks and other exotic sea creatures that normally don’t venture so close to...
Another Afghan killer cop
KABUL, Afghanistan — Another NATO soldier was killed yesterday by an Afghan police officer, raising the coalition death toll from so-called green-on-blue shootings to nine in 11 days — and...
Trapped pilot, passenger die after plane crashes on LI street
A small plane crashed in a fireball on a Long Island street yesterday, killing the pilot and a woman on board and critically injuring her husband. Neighbors armed only with...
Mobster in ‘lawyer go-round’
This gangster needs to do a better job at choosing his mouthpiece. An imprisoned mobster who claims he was sold out by a prominent defense lawyer is facing potential problems...
Occupy conventions
WASHINGTON — The Occupy Wall Street movement — a bust after police cleared protesters out of Zuccotti Park in November — is heading south. Busloads of the raucous squatters are...
Republicans blast Biden for 'chains' remark
WASHINGTON — Republicans yesterday blasted Vice President Joe Biden over his “they’re going to put y’all back in chains” crack, accusing him of race-baiting and demanding he apologize. “That was...
Mars rover zaps rock
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.During the target practice yesterday, Curiosity fired 30 pulses at a...
Livery vic’s kin enraged
Relatives of a Queens man shot in the head in front of his sister during a livery stickup lashed out at the suspected gunman yesterday. Ilya Grebelsky, a relative of...
Man slain in Bx. stabbing
A pizzeria worker was fatally stabbed in the heart near Claremont Park in The Bronx yesterday, cops said. Hansell Arias, 22, was knifed in the parking lot of a McDonald’s...
Black market for iPhones, iPads fuels city Apple theft wave
The city’s lucrative black market for stolen iPhones and iPads has led to an intricate scheme involving everyone from teen thieves in East Harlem to crackerjack Internet decoders to resellers...
Assange: US in ‘witch hunt’
WikiLeaks founder and alleged rapist Julian Assange emerged from his dingy hideout in Ecuador’s London Embassy yesterday to demand that President Obama end a “witch hunt” against his whistleblowing Web...
Assad’s day to pray & slay
President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance for the Muslim holiday of Eid yesterday as activists staged protests across Syria to rage against the regime.The new UN peace envoy...
Ex says Bx. pol Naomi Rivera 'squeezed' him out of nonprofit after he dumped her
She wanted revenge. An ex-lover of Bronx state Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera said that after he dumped her, she made his life a living hell — and finally had him booted...
Abandoned baby found in Qns.
A newborn girl was found abandoned behind a building in a Queens housing project last night, police said. The child, only one or two days old, was discovered 11:30 p.m....
‘Top Gun’ director kills self
Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” ‘‘Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died yesterday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said....
Cuomo's yogurt test
They called it the “yogurt summit,” but it’s really about jobs and cow poop. Gov. Cuomo wants New York to “seize the moment” of “one of the best privatesector market...
Ryan means hope for the US military
Introducing Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential pick on the battleship USS Wisconsin was meant as a tribute to Ryan’s home state. But the symbolism was fortuitous. The choice of...
Bringing back our banks: Can Albany fix them?
The Issue: Standard Chartered’s settlement of charges by NY’s Department of Financial Services. *** In his “Banks we can Trust,” Gov. Cuomo mentions the 2008 financial meltdown, but omits his...
A one-woman revolution
The Issue: The passing of Helen Gurley Brown, longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. *** Helen Gurley Brown’s accomplishments should be celebrated, especially during this period when we acknowledge her passing...
TeachersFirstNY
You’ve really got to marvel at just how far New York’s teachers unions will go to block meaningful school reform. Their latest effort: yet another new front group meant to...
Reckoning for terrorists
Nearly three years after the Fort Hood massacre, which took the lives of 13 people and wounded 29 others, accused gunman Nidal Malik Hasan is still awaiting trial. But not...
Welfare: Work first still works best
Mitt Romney has accused the Obama administration of trying to “gut welfare reform by dropping the program’s work requirements.” That may be a slight exaggeration, but the administration’s plans do...
The ‘new normal’ excuse
Even a talker as talented as President Obama can’t do the impossible: Persuade Americans that the three-year-old economic “recovery” is anything other than pathetic. Growth is sinking back toward the...
‘Romeo & Juliet’ gets ‘male’-d to the Middle East
It may advance the cause of Arab-Israeli relations, but the new play “Dogs” doesn’t do much to help theater. This new work by the Israeli company TheaterCan at the Fringe...
Nun better than this ‘Dialogues’
Like New Yorkers, opera tends to flee the city in summer. But a taut production of “Dialogues of the Carmelites” by dell’Arte Opera Ensemble offers a reason to brave a...
Affrunti’s Parx Grade
FIRST-5f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up4-So Bold 2-13-Big Blackjack 8-11-Top Position 7-26-Celtic Pride 12-15-Risky Recovery 9-27-AffirmedWarrir3-12-Adams Run 10-1SECOND-7f; $28,000; cl($10,000); 3YO; (f)1-Benimari 5-24-CarolinesStrlte8-13-Stickyourtnget3-15-Keiralicious 4-12-Hello Dalai 2-16-AmericnDrlng15-1THIRD-1m; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up2-Ticfaw 3-14-The Laurels...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1 mile; $17,000; clm($5,000); 3up(f)5Rprt Bck (Hrnndz)29.6010.205.406Miss Sherwood (Ayuso)4.403.203Stephen Got Better (Manglee)7.60* Exacta (5-6) $107.00 * $1 Superfecta (5-6-3-4) $2,350.80 * $1 Trifecta (5-6-3) $780.40SECOND-1m(T); $20,000; clm($25,000); 3up10Doodleman (Ortiz)5.203.003.006Act of...
LeBron hopes to play in 2016 Olympics
AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James wants to step inside the Olympic rings a fourth time. Fresh off winning a gold medal in London with the U.S. men’s team, the NBA’s...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-1 3/8 miles(T); $71,000; alw; 3up5Tiz Gianni (Smith)31.4012.805.406Lime Rickey (Bejarano)4.402.804Imponente Purse (Maldondo)4.60* $1 Exacta (5-6) $57.70 * Quinella (5-6) $62.00 * $1 Superfecta (5-6-4-2) $1,234.40 * $1 Trifecta (5-6-4) $379.40SECOND-6...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Kiwi Gal(L),115RMontanz5-6-1Montoya5-12 BrushCreekHny(L),113J Flores2-5-9Swentks10-13 Ease Away(L),112LVillanuev1-6-3Guerrero7-24 UnbridledYanke(L),113J Acosta2-5-4Catalano9-25 Broken Penny(L),112A Suarez1-4-6Calderon3-16 Erma Deuce(L),113L Flores10-4-10Landicin20-17...
Saratoga Charts
August 19th, 2012 Clear And Fast. turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $80,000; mdn; 2YO(f)Off: 1:01. Good. drew clear,hand rideTime: 22.86, 46.41, 1:11.04, 1:24.07. Trainer: Todd PletcherWinner: B F,...
McLaughlin guns for Alabama-Travers double
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The 144th summer season at the Old Spa lost one superstar with the “wow” factor when the turf filly Winter Memories was retired after her explosive victory...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonLLWS: Germany vs. Nebraska ESPN22 p.m.LLWS: Canada vs. Curacao ESPN4 p.m.LLWS: New Jersey vs. California ESPN6 p.m.LLWS: Mexico vs. Taiwan ESPN27 p.m.Rockies at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.n.LLWS: Connecticut...
Sports Shorts
TENNIS: Federer tops Djokovic for Cincy title Top-ranked Roger Federer won a record fifth Cincinnati title, dominating second-ranked Novak Djokovic in an unprecedented way at the start of a 6-0,...
Hondo eyes ‘W’ from O’s
Slosh Beckett of the Sawx came through again for Hondo, getting bludgeoned last night in El Bronx to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 2,140 belangers.Tonight, Mr. Aitch suggests...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 20TUEAug. 21WEDAug. 22THUAug. 23 FRIAug. 24SATAug. 25SUNAug. 26YankeesChicago 8:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMChi. 8:10 WWORWCBSChi. 8:10 YESWCBS NO GAMECle.7:05WWORWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.1:05YESWCBSMetsColorado7:10 SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMCol. 7:10 SNY WFANCol.7:10SNYWFANCol.1:10SNYWFANHou.7:10SNYWFANHou.1:10WPIXWFANHou.1:10WPIXWFANLibertyNO GAMEChi.8:00No TVNO GAMEPho.10:00No TVNO...
Red Bulls rally from 2-0 down to beat Timbers
Playing to the whistle wasn’t enough. Former Everton star Tim Cahill helped the Red Bulls extend their unbeaten home season by booting home his first MLS goal after the ref’s...
Death in family pulls Troy manager away
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Mike Ruggiero, who has managed Par-Troy East of Parsippany, N.J., to the Little League World Series, was called away from the team to deal with a...
Tennessee, Texas perfect at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jayson Brown drove in two runs with a two-out triple and Brock Myers followed with a two-run homer to help unbeaten Goodlettsville, Tenn., defeat Petaluma, Calif.,...
Jersey’s Series squad enjoying the limelight
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The little kids — real little — huddled up to watch the stars from Par-Troy East in Parsippany, N.J., take batting practice in the cages of...
Qatar’s Al Jazeera sports network buys up TV rights
Don’t look now ... because it’s probably too late. But there’s something very creepy — and extremely oily — going on in international and now American sports television. The network...
19 Bucs! Pirates outlast Cardinals in marathon
Pedro Alvarez homered in the 19th inning and the Pirates won the longest game in the majors this season, outlasting the Cardinals 6-3 yesterday in St. Louis. It took 6...
Melky tried to avoid suspension with phony website: report
Melky Cabrera tried to avoid a 50-game drug suspension by creating a fake website and product to support his claim that he inadvertently took the illegal substance, according to a...
Mets' Shoppach: I wasn’t in on Bobby V text
WASHINGTON — Kelly Shoppach said he doesn’t know how his name got linked to the matter, but yesterday he denied involvement with authoring a text message to Red Sox management...
Loss to Nationals ends another miserable Mets road stretch
WASHINGTON — This couldn’t be what the Mets envisioned on July 31, when general manager Sandy Alderson defended his decision to not trade Scott Hairston by saying there was plenty...
Colts' Luck rallies after two early INTs
Andrew Luck shook off a pair of early interceptions to put together three second-quarter scoring drives, giving the Colts a halftime lead before the Steelers rallied for a 26-24 preseason...
Coughlin peeved after Giants prank video goes viral
Giants coach Tom Coughlin sure sounded annoyed that some boys-will-be-boys hijinks, ending with Prince Amukamara getting dumped into a cold tub of water, was made public — courtesy of punter...
Giants' Hosley hurt after big play vs. Jets
Jayron Hosley made a huge play for himself and the Giants in Saturday’s 26-3 preseason victory against the Jets, but he has some soreness to deal with that will test...
Hynoski hoping Giants give him more carries
No, Henry Hynoski did not ask to keep the football. “Hopefully,’’ he said with a smile, “I’ll have many opportunities to keep a football.’’ Noting that Hynoski’s words are accompanied...
Plenty of blame to go around for Jets
There is one game at which the Jets can score at will, in any number of ways. It is not a football game. It is The Blame Game. Now, kickoff...
Jets offense ugly through two preseason games
So maybe it was not Brian Schottenheimer’s fault after all. Through two preseason games, the Jets’ 2012 offense does not look much better than the 2011 version that cost Schottenheimer...
Tebow looks like a backup so far for Jets
The Jets probably wish the media were sworn to secrecy when it comes to Tim Tebow’s performance on Saturday. The Jets’ prized pickup of the offseason struggled mightily in the...
Red-hot Swisher will be expensive proposition for Yankees
Nick Swisher just enjoyed a dream week as far as his free agency is concerned. In the Yankees’ seven games before last night, Swisher went 12-for-29 (.414) with four homers...
Teixeira hopes to return to Yankees lineup tonight
The Yankees’ walking wounded got some mixed results yesterday. Mark Teixeira sat out last night for the third straight game with an inflamed left wrist, but expects to be back...
Driven Jeter having career season for Yankees
In the fifth inning last night, Derek Jeter pulled a single to left field. That was his 163rd hit of the season, in the Yankees’ 121st game. Last year, Jeter...
Hiroki’s arm, Ichiro’s bat help Yankees beat Red Sox
The Red Sox seem determined to remain irrelevant in the AL East race this season, and the Yankees helped them stay that way last night. Behind another masterful performance from...
Yankees' Ichiro proving he's still a prime-time player
Let the record show that Ichiro Suzuki’s first Yankees curtain call came on national television during baseball’s most cherished rivalry. What, you thought this guy would have his first big...
Mac back to TNT
TNT has renewed “Perception” — giving star Eric McCormack his first series hit since “Will & Grace” ended six years ago. “Perception,” which premiered in July, has averaged 7 million...
‘Sister’ suit stands
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by TLC’s polygamous “Sister Wives” family. U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups ruled Friday in the case filed by Kody Brown...
Building a hit
The Ansonia, the iconic Upper West Side Beaux-arts “wedding cake” building, is finally following George and “Weezy” Jefferson’s lead and moving to the East Side. Thanks to the magic of...
Talk show guests
MONDAYMARTHA STEWART, VANILLA ICE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4NICK LACHEY, SHIA LABEOUF, TIM GUNN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MIKE “THE SITUATION” SORRENTINO - The Wendy Williams...
‘Back’ in action
A few weeks ago, TV critics were given advance episodes of “Strike Back,” which returned for a second season this past Friday night. I made the mistake of taking it...
ABC on Twain track
Talk about “classic” television. ABC is developing a new series based on Mark Twain’s classic 1884 novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The drama series, called “Finn & Sawyer,” would...
House a real ‘Home’
Hallmark has unveiled the studio for its new daytime talk show, “Home & Family.” The show, premiering Oct. 1 with hosts Mark Steines and Paige Davis, will be housed in...
Weird but true
It would have cost him less to buy a hearing aid. Michael Carrier, of Bristol, Conn., was allegedly negotiating a deal with a prostitute in a restaurant. He told her...
Hoops hold key for Big East TV deal
In less than two weeks, ESPN’s exclusive negotiating window with the Big East Conference will open for 60 days, after which the league can become a free agent. Unless aliens...
Boys basketball recruiting roundup: Three schools standing out for Stepinac's James
Josh James wouldn’t call it a top three, but right now Kent State, Monmouth and Stony Brook are at the top of his list. The 6-foot-2 Stepinac combo guard, coming...
Staten Island's Finest: Curtis' Martin reps forgotten borough
Hassan Martin began his summer as an unknown. It ended with the Curtis standout asserting himself as arguably the city's top forward, a shot-blocking, finishing and rebounding dynamo who was...
Late rally sends Brooklyn past Harlem for Boroughs crown
PSAL Brooklyn AA's members championed the fierce division as one of the best in the country over the winter. It certainly was the best in the city -- this weekend...